Vaio VPCEH12FX with 3 Monitors? Blocked Port Problem!

I have a Sony Vaio VPCEH12FX 15.5" laptop.

Current Setup: Running 2 monitors (3 total displays including the laptop screen)



Goal: Run 3 monitors (4 total displays including the laptop screen)

Problem: The laptop's HDMI and VGA outputs are too close together, and only one can be utilized at a time.



Partial Solution: To get my second VGA monitor I'm currently using this converter that converts the VGA to USB so I can use a USB port instead of the blocked VGA port.





Solution Needed: I want to utilize the blocked HDMI port so I can get a 3rd monitor running (4 displays including the laptop screen). I can't use another USB converter device because its already slowing down the CPU/Memory. Any suggestions on how to access that cramped port? Any other suggestions?

 

You aren't going to get 4 displays going on that laptop without using a displaylink (usb) solution. The graphics card won't support it. The fact that the hdmi and vga ports are on top of one another was likely by design.

 

What happens if I use a saw to cut of the rubber edges off the VGA cable and squeeze it in there? Would the computer recognize it? What would happen?

 

If you don't accidentally cut any wires, it should still work. However, like beaups said, it's possible that the graphics card just doesn't let both HDMI and VGA be used at the same time so Sony put the ports close together so that you can't plug them in at the same time.